Yan Xiaoyue's eyes lit up after listening to the master's words, and she took a closer look at the map, the sixteenth was in the northwest of the imperial city, next to Zhangjiabao nearby, and it was relatively far away from other Zhuangzi, but seeing the master's enthusiastic introduction, Yan Xiaoyue had to wonder if there was something wrong with this Zhuangzi.

"There is no courtyard, so how big is this Zhuangzi and how much does it cost?"

The master took out another silk silk from the drawer and spread it out, "This Zhuangzi has eighty-five acres of fertile land, forty acres of ponds, one hundred and fifteen acres of barren sandy land, and one hundred and thirty acres of mountainous land, adding up to a total of three hundred and seventy acres. ”

Yan Xiaoyue heard it, ha, it turned out to be such a rotten Zhuangzi, it's strange for someone to buy it, although she can also use it, but she can't be the wronged boss in vain, right?

"What's the use of such a Zhuangzi coming? It's all wasteland and mountainous land, and you can't grow food or vegetables. Master, you should introduce me to another Zhuangzi. ”

The master hurriedly said: "That's not what I said, although this Zhuangzi says that there is more wasteland, but you want to build a yard, so that the wasteland is almost used, there are mountains, rivers and land, there is no lack of anything, I specially introduced it to you!" ”

Yan Xiaoyue snorted in her heart, this master is bullying her, a child who doesn't understand anything, right? "Then how much does this Zhuangzi cost?"

"One thousand one hundred taels, that's the cheapest."

Although she was fully prepared, Xiao Yue was still taken aback, "Is this Zhuangzi still so expensive?" ”

"Ten taels of silver per acre of fertile land, three taels of silver per acre of ponds, and one tael of silver and three acres of wasteland and mountains, these add up to more than a thousand taels, and two hot springs, which is cheap enough for you." The master said.

"Master, you see that your Zhuangzi can only use eighty-five acres of fertile land, and you still know what the situation is in the pond, what do you say I bought a bunch of wasteland and barren mountains for, this is useless as a dowry. You'd better show me another Zhuangzi. ”

"The other Zhuangzi are very expensive, so let's give you a little less, nine hundred and fifty taels of silver."

"No, no, no, I'll take a look at other Zhuangzi."

"Nine hundred taels."

"Eight hundred and fifty taels at most, I don't want one more penny."

"Hey, okay, okay, eight hundred and fifty taels is eight hundred and fifty taels, now go and call your lord, I'll wait here." In the end, the master still nodded, thinking that if it weren't for the fact that there were too many wastelands in this Zhuangzi, and the project was too big, the ordinary Yin people would not be able to take it, and most of the nobles who could take it would not look down on it, and they would not dare to make a big move at this time. Who doesn't know that the current emperor is in the midst of a famine? His Qianming Palace has not yet been built, and as a result, you courtiers and servants have the money to buy land and build a large courtyard, aren't you here to draw it? Seeing that this Zhuangzi has been released for almost a year, he is so anxious, so if he can sell it, he can hurry up, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is meat, isn't it? Let's get a little bit of it.

Yan Xiaoyue said briskly: "Okay, you go through the formalities for me, and I'll go home and find my mother to get the money." ”

"Then you have to hurry up, your little maid can read, leave her to help me." The master was worried that as soon as Yan Xiaoyue left, he let Jin Qiao stay.

Yan Xiaoyue didn't break him, she directly gave Jin Qiao a look, asked her to pay attention, and went out. I walked around outside, and then I went back when the time was almost up, and as soon as I entered the door, I saw the master circling around the table, "Oh, little girl, you're finally back, come and see, I've got all the information ready, this is the title deed." Fortunately, the law has been changed, and a woman can start a household at the age of seven, otherwise she would have to ask the adults of your family to come. In order to encourage widows to remarry, the law changed the age of establishment to seven years old, so Xiaoyue in Qinghua Town was able to easily break away from the Wang family last year.

Yan Xiaoyue looked at Jin Qiao, and when she saw her nodding, she took out the silver ticket that was exchanged in the silver number, paid the money in one hand, and handed over the land deed and Zhuangzi's information in the other, and also pressed a handprint to keep it on file.

It was sunset when he returned to the inn in the rented carriage, Muzi Guizheng was waiting at the door, and when he saw Xiao Yue, he immediately greeted him, "Why did you go out again, didn't you let you have a good rest?" I have already bought the yard, Jin Hui and the others packed up their luggage and brought them over, and the room here has also been returned, I will take you back. ”

Yan Xiaoyue said happily: "Well, it's good, I don't have to be in the guest house, my brother is here, let's go." ”

The newly bought courtyard is in the West Kowloon Hutong in the west of the city, which is already very remote for the imperial city, but it is better to be quiet, and it is close to the West City Gate, so it is much more convenient to go to the farm. In the alley, I can barely walk two carriages side by side, go straight to an old lantern with the words Shen Fu and stop, give the car money, Zigui pushes open the door, and there is a strong fragrance of osmanthus flowers, it is September, the yard is full of golden osmanthus flowers, and the whole yard is bathed in a strong fragrance.

The three carriages in the courtyard have been unloaded, and the fortune and treasure are loading their luggage, this is the first courtyard to enter, and the south is where the gatekeeper and the minions live. On the north side are three main rooms and two transept rooms, and there are two wing rooms on the east and west sides.

"This is the first courtyard to enter, the previous owner's family had a small population, so the partition was taken, so the yard is quite large, so it's good, I live here with Zhaocai Jinbao, and there is also a place to practice in the morning. You live in the backyard with the maids, go, I'll take you to see, Jin Hui and they should be almost arranged. "Passing through the alley, there is really a small garden, and a pond, there are pavilions and rockeries in the garden, looking at the taste of a Jiangnan garden, but losing the care of the owner, many flowers are gone, and the weeds are slightly deserted.

Walk through the garden, enter the third entry, there are two four seasons begonias planted at the entrance of the courtyard, Yan Xiaoyue has never seen any precious flowers, when she used to go to college, she often memorized English words under the begonia tree, this begonia flower accompanied her through four college spring and autumn, became her most familiar with the flower species, and thus also liked it, of course, there is another reason because it has no fragrance, the flowers are gorgeous but there is no fragrance, so many people regret it, but Xiaoyue loves it very much, because her nose is very sensitive to smells, and it will be uncomfortable to smell too strong fragrance, In severe cases, he will sneeze and shed tears.

The layout of the yard is not much different from the third entrance, and it has been cleaned up in an orderly manner. Entering the main room, the middle is a hall, the left side is a boudoir, and the right side is a study, and the layout is also warm and simple, which looks very comfortable.

"Miss, you're back. Come here to sit down, drink saliva first, Jin Xiu is making the bed and tidying up, and it can be settled well tonight. Jin Hui helped Xiaoyue sit down on the main seat in the hall, and handed her and Zigui tea when they arrived.

Looking at Jin Hui's slightly messy hair, I can imagine how busy they are, and thank Mother Qian again, she is really much easier with the four of them.

"Have you cleaned up your own room?"

"The slaves and maids will clean up later, miss, do you think we should keep a vigil for you at night?"

"You don't have to come to the vigil, we live in a courtyard, and it's convenient for you to do anything, and besides, I don't have anything to do at night and need you to use it, so you can rest well at night." After speaking, he turned his head and said to Zigui: "Brother Zigui, such a good yard, isn't it cheap, how much did it cost?" Can you still rent a shop with the money you have? ”

"It's enough, don't worry so much about your daughter's family, I still have the money, this is the house of a rich businessman in the past, because he offended people in a lawsuit, he sold his property cheaply, and we also got a big bargain. Well, Mama Zhang and her family are cooking in the kitchen. You're tired today, so go freshen up and eat in the front yard later. After Zigui finished speaking, he rushed to the front yard.

Xiaoyue didn't think much about it, she went to the front yard after a simple freshening up, and Mu Zigui set off a string of firecrackers to express the joy of the housewarming, and the big guys sat at a table and had a hearty dinner, and they all rested early.